Managers of Wealth

Is Microsoft Inc. Overpaying for LinkedIn?

The struggling B2B social network could make a lot of money for Microsoft and could bolster Microsoft products.

A rule has been broken on Wall Street, and 'any banker with a brain' is now looking for an exit

The big banks are also seeing top performers leave for the corporate companies they advise.

The global macro fears have faded - LGT Capital Partners

The global macro fears that had resurfaced earlier this year have faded, asset valuations remain acceptable, and the cyclical data have started to tentatively improve again in most major economic blocs.

Don't give your clients everything they ask for

Rather than get swept along by what clients think are the most important features of a wealth management service - performance, products and low fees, it is our job as wealth managers to show that we can help them achieve their life goals. By Kees Stoute

Safety in (the right) numbers by Tim Price

“Gross: Global yields lowest in 500 years of recorded history. $10 trillion of neg. rate bonds. This is a supernova that will explode one day.”- Tweet from Janus Capital.

Eurozone growth has overtaken that of the US and UK - St. James's Place

Eurozone growth overtook that of the US and UK in the first quarter of the year. For Stuart Mitchell, of S.W. Mitchell Capital and portfolio manager of the St. James’s Place Greater European and Greater European Progressive fund, France is central t

A family business fantasy by Penny Lovell

Each winning family business had a great story to tell, history, heritage, family stories, pride and passion. Caught up in a real sense of wonder, my mind drifted away to a world of family business, a life where I was surrounded by their incredible prod

Why are so many bankers committing suicide?

The footage shows the three-story fall didn’t kill Rossi instantly.

Morning Coffee: 60 year-old structurer at BNP Paribas earned $60k a month. Morgan Stanley’s Brexit plan

Separately, Morgan Stanley’s Brexit plans look benign compared to some worst case predictions.

The Wealth Management Relationship: The Data or the Advisor?

The question of whether the relationship is about the data or the people rages on.

Connect the corporate dots to see true transparency

Analysts need a way to track links between companies scattered across jurisdictions

How a 143-Year-Old Swiss Bank Took a Quick Road to Ruin in Asia

That coup in 2009 set off a chain of events that has now thrust BSI into the center of the widening financial scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

Billionaire Investors Back A Gold Price Rally In 2016 By James Stafford of Oilprice.com

And thanks to an overvalued U.S. dollar, gold may have nowhere to go but up.

China’s Banks: How Fixing Problems Can Make Them Worse

Document 82 could leave banks with a capital hole of more than $150 billion

World’s 50 Best Restaurants announces the 2016 51-100 list

This year’s awards host city, New York, sees five restaurants appear on the list including Thomas Keller’s Per Se at No.52

More Product, Fintech Pacts On Radars As Managers Tussle For Assets in Asia

This is one of the key findings of Cerulli Associates' newly-released report, Asian Distribution Dynamics 2016: Responding to an Evolving Landscape.

Four questions for Lutz Overlack, Head of Sales at BLI

“We have to be careful not to lose sight of the whole picture”

Euro 2016: Where are the best equity opportunities among the tournament favourites?

With the Euro 2016 football tournament about to get under way, Martin Skanberg and Nicholette MacDonald-Brown, European Equities Fund Managers assess the investment opportunities offered by some of the main contenders.

Finance execs back blockchain and AI potential - survey

The survey was conducted with 92 banking and capital markets institutions, with executives that are directly involved with technology decisions at their firm.

Schroders: Our hopes and concerns for the current market

The bond market, for example, now looks incredibly expensive.

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